The Shawshank Redemption (1994) · 68 quotes
5th most-quoted character in The Shawshank Redemption (1994): in 4 of its 68 quotes
Most scenes with: Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding (4), Andy Dufresne (3), Floyd (3)
Why'd you do it?
I didn't, since you ask.
You're gonna fit right in. Everybody in (here) is innocent. Didn't you know that? (to Heywood) Hey Heywood, what you in for?
Heywood Didn't do it. Lawyer **** me.
Rumor has it you're a real cold fish. You think your shit smells sweeter than most. Is that right?
What do you think?
I'll tell ya the truth. I haven't made up my mind.
Heywood Was it worth it, two weeks in the hole?
Easiest time I ever did.
Bullshit. No such thing as easy time in the hole.
A week seems like a year.
Damn straight.
I had Mr. Mozart to keep me company.
So they let you tote that record player down there, huh?
It was in here. [gestures over his heart] And in here. That's the beauty of music. They can't get that from you. Haven't you ever felt that way about music?
Well, I played a mean harmonica as a younger man. Lost interest in it, though. Didn't make too much sense in here.
Well, here's where it makes the most sense. You need it so you don't forget.
Forget?
That there are places in the world that aren't made out of stone. That there's something inside that they can't get to. that they can't touch. It's yours.
What are you talkin' about?
Hope.
Hope? Let me tell you something, my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane. It's got no use on the inside. You'd better get used to that idea.
Like Brooks did?
Heywood Treasure Island. Robert Louis...
Stevenson. Fiction, "Adventure". What's next?
I got here Auto Repair and Soap Carving.
Trade skills and hobbies. Goes under "Educational", the stack right behind you.
Heywood The Count of Monte Crisco.
That's Cristo, you dumb shit.
Heywood By Alexandree... Dum-ass. Dumbass?
Heywood Uh-uh.
You'll like it. It's about a prison break.
Well, we ought to file that under "Educational" too. Oughtn't we?
A month in the hole. That's longest damn stretch I ever heard of.
It's all my fault.
Oh, bullshit. You didn't pull the trigger, and you certainly didn't convict him.
Heywood Ellis, are you saying that Andy is innocent? I mean, for real innocent?
Well, it looks that way.
Heywood Sweet Jesus. How long has he been here now?
1947. What is that, nineteen years?
Heywood Nineteen years...
